Foot rest



M. c. MOINTVILLE.

FOOT REST. APPLICATION FILED SEPT, 2B, 1921- Patented Oct. 24, 1922.

Patented Got. 24, 1922.

air is T res MARGARET C. MONTV'ILLE, OF KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI.

FOOT REST.

Application filed September 28, 1921. Serial No. 593,887.

T 0 all whom it may ounce m foot of a person while a shoe is beingpolished.

The primary object ofmy invention is to provide a foot rest or supportwhich is adapted to be swung out of the way of the patron when thepolishing of the shoes of the latter has been completed to permit theperson to conveniently and safely move out of the way of such rest orsupport and thus prevent accidental tearing of the clothing and alsoprevent bodily injury.

A further object of the invention is to provide a foot rest or supportof the char acter described which shall be of extremely simple andinexpensive construction and which can be easily and quickly operatedwhen it is desired to swing the rest out of the way of a person when inthe act of leaving the stand or obtaining access thereto.

The invention consists in the novel construction, arrangement andcombination of parts substantially as hereinafter fully described,illustrated in the accompanyin drawings and pointed out in the appendeclaims.

In the drawings- Fig. 1 is a side elevation of my foot-rest or supportin raised position.

Fig. 2 is a view, partly in elevation and. partly in section, of thedevice as seen in Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a top plan view of the device as seen in Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is a top plan view showing the device swung down out of the way.

I will now describe my device in detail.

1 indicates a portion of an elevated stand or platform upon which mydevice is adapted to be mounted. Said device comprises a base 2 adaptedto be rigidly secured in any suitable manner to the stand, as by meansof a bolt 3 projecting through an aperture 1 in the base and threaded toreceive a nut 5. The base is provided with cheeks or abutments 6 and 7,each of which is provided with a squared recess 8, the recess inabutment 6 being upon the inner face of the latter and the recess inabutment 7 being upon the outer face thereof.

9 indicates a foot-supporting member, the portion 10 whereof is adaptedto directly receive and support the shoe while the sameis beingpolished. The member 9 also comprises a depending portion-11 carryingthe portion 10, said portion 11 being of any suitable construction orconfiguration but embodying essentially two legs 12, 13, the lower endsof which are shaped to snugly yet removably fit within the recesses,said lower ends of the legs being adapted to be moved laterally out ofthe recesses, in the manner and for the purpose hereinafter set forth.

The height of the portion 11 may be varied but it should be of suchheight that when in a vertical position the, foot-receiving portion 10will be at such a height above the stand as to make it convenient forthe person to rest his foot upon said portion 10.

The member 9 is adapted to have a pivotal connection with the base 2 andthis result may be obtained in any suitable manner. I have shown a meansfor pivotally mounting the member 9, comprising lugs 14,15, projectinglaterally from the lower ends of the legs 12, 18. The lug 14C pro'ectsloosely within an aperture 16 in the ase while the lug 15 projectsloosely within an aperture 17 1n the base, said lug 15 being ofsuflicient length to project somewhat beyond the outer face of theabutment 6.

18 indicates a coiled spring, one end of which encircles 2. lug 19projecting from the inner face of the abutment 7 and bearing against thelatter, while the opposite end of the spring encircles a lug 20 on theinner face of leg 12 and bears against the latter.

The projecting portion of the lug 15 constitutes a means for pressingthe member 9 laterally to cause the lower ends of the legs to move outof the recesses. WVhen this has occurred the member 9 may be swung downinto a horizontal position so as to be out of the way of a personstepping onto or off of the stand.

When it is desired to use the member 9 to support the foot, it may beswung upwardly until the lower ends of the legs register with therecesses 8, when the spring 18 will shift the member 9 laterally tocause the lower ends of the legs to spring into said recesses,

said spring serving to prevent accidental lateral movement of member 9which might release the legs, and by reason of the squared recesses andlower ends of the legs the memher 9 will be held firmly in its verticalposition while in use.

The lugs i l and 15 constitute pivots for the member 9 in its swingingmovements, said lugs being of suflicient length to remain within theapertures of the abutments alter the legs of member 9 have been movedout of engagement'with the recesses.

What I c aim and desire to secure by e tei's Patent is:

i In a device of the character described, the combination with a base,of a foohsupporting-member having a pivotal connec-- non 'withthe base,means ror holdmg said member in upright-position, and means foryieldingly in aintaining said'member' in engagement with said holdingmeans. said foot-supporting member being shiftable laterally to i'ree itfrom its holding means and permit it to be swung downwardly.

In a device the character described, the combination with a base havingabut ments provided each with a recess, of a foots'up'poi'ting memberhaving legs pivotally connected with thebase, the lower endsof saidlegsbeing adapted to lit within the said recesses when said member is inupright position, said member being shit-table laterto release the legsfrom the recesses and permit it to be swung downwardly.

3. In a device or the character described,

the combination with a base having abutments, one of said abutmentshavlng a recess in its inner face and the other abutment having a recessin its outer face, of a foot-supporting member having legs pivotallyconnected with the base, the lower ends of the legs being adapted to fitwithin the said recesses when said member is in upright position, andmeans for yieldingly maintaining the legs of:said-memberwithin saidrecesses.

In a device of the character described, the combination with a basehaving abut ments provided each with a recess, of a footsupportingmember havin legs pivotally connected "with the'base, the lower ends ofsaid legs recesses when said member is in upright position, said memberbeing shiftable laterally to release the legs from the recesses,andaspr'ing hearing at one end upon one of the legs and at the other endupon one of the abutn'ients and operating to yieldingly hold 'the'lowerends of the legs within the recesses the said recesses.

ln'testimony-whereof I aflix my signature.

lMHlRGARET C. MONTVIELE.

oeing adapted to fit within the said.

